London Garden Designers :: Tree House, Play House and Play Area Price Guide

Play House (Tree House if mounted on a platform):

Our playhouses (Tree Houses) are solidly constructed from a 2 inch by inch box frame with a thick feather edge cladding; all corners (sides and roof) are further clad with alternative direction feather edge trimmings, the whole being totally waterproof; each play house (tree house) is constructed with one inwards opening window; all windows are constructed from Perspex; front and side windows are square with square fixed shutters; one square door is normally sufficient; the whole is stained in golden brown with the roof, the shutters and all the trimmings in woodland green.

Play House (Tree House)

Flat roof (slightly pitched at the front and covered with green roofing felt and stained roofing battens): Additional cost for stone or wooden Floor if Play House is to be erected at ground level

Width in feet	Height in feet	Cost	Additional Costs*
5x5	5.5	£3000	£500
5x6	5.5	£3300	£500
6x6	5.5	£3600	£600
6x6	6	£3800	£600
7x7	6	£5000	£700
8x8	6	£6000	£800
8x9	6	£7000	£900
8x10	6	£8000	£1000
10x10	6	£9000	£1200

*Additional cost for stone or wooden Floor if Play House is to be erected at ground level

Play House (Tree House) Apex Roof, Pyramid Roof or Thatch Style Roof.

Width in feet	Cost
5x5	£4000
5x6	£4300
6x6	£4600
7x7	£6000
8x8	£7000
9x9	£8500
8x10	£9500
10x10	£11000

Play House/Tree House-Optional Amendments:

• Gothic door £350
• Gothic window and 2 gothic shutters £400
• Additional opening window £200
• Clock tower on roof £750
• Gable end with window £750
• Peep hole shutter in door £100
  

Play Platforms and Verandahs and Open Pavilions

We normally construct these 4ft. or 5 ft. off ground level; they have rustic handrails on all sides and one set of vertical stepladders with vertical rustic handrails. Our platforms can form the structure for a tree house, an open sided raised play house or pavilion with roof or the structure for a series of exciting play items.

Width in feet	Cost	Flat Felt Roof *	Apex/Thatch/Pyramid Roof *
3x3	£1000	£500	£700
4x4	£1300	£500	£800
5x5	£1800	£500	£1100
6x5	£2000	£600	£1200
6x6	£2100	£700	£1200
5x7	£2200	£700	£1200
6x7	£2300	£800	£1200
5x8	£2350	£800	£1500
6x8	32400	£900	£1500
7x7	£2450	£900	£1500
7x8	£2500	£900	£1600
6x9	£2600	£1000	£1700
8x8	£2700	£1100	£2000
9x7	£2800	£1100	£2100
10x6	£3000	£1100	£2200
10x7	£3200	£1200	£2300
10x8	£3400	£1300	£2350
11x6	£3500	£1300	£2400
11x8	£4000	£1400	£2500
12x8	£4500	£1500	32500

* If a roof is required the additional cost is indicated depending on the roof style

Overhead Rustic Walkways:

We generally construct these at 1 ½ feet wide at a height of 4 feet or 5 feet off ground level although any height is possible; rustic handrails run along both sides. The walkways can lead to a ramp, a jungle bridge a horizontal scramble net, a knotted rope, a slide etc. the walkway can be horizontal or sloping; a sloping walkway can also serve as an easy access ramp from ground level up to a verandah or tree house.

Width in feet	Length in Feet	Cost
1.5	5	£800
1.5	6	£850
1.5	7	£900
1.5	8	£950
1.5	9	£1000
1.5	10	£1200
1.5	11	£1300
1.5	12	£1400
1.5	13	£1600
1.5	14	£1700
1.5	15	£2000
1.5	16	£2200
1.5	17	£2400

Two Tier Tree House:

A second playhouse can be constructed in the empty space under the main tree house; this can be used as a shed for garden items, for bicycles or as a playhouse for younger children.

Width in Feet	Cost	Additional Cost of Wooden/Stone Floor
5x5	£2000	£500
5x6	£2500	£500
6x6	£3000	£600
7x7	£4000	£700

Play Equipment:

Our play items can be any size, length or thickness of rope or wood; we do not sell these items individually; they are hand crafted to fit our various Verandahs, Tree houses, Platforms and Play structures. Items such as rope ladders, scramble nets and slides, can be attached to the various platforms. Other items generally require one of our special structures.

Play Beam Structure £350

This consists of 2 vertical side posts, each being braced by 2 further ½ side posts; the whole being set in concrete in the ground. An overhead 6 inch by 2 inch beam joins the 2 vertical posts; we generally pitch the beam at 7 feet off the ground level with a span of between 7 feet and 9 feet.

Picnic Box £500

Our picnic box works on a pulley and cantilever system; as the box (loaded with goodies) is pulled upwards, so a weight (concealed in a wooden casing) drops downs at the opposite end of the rope.

Rope Beam Structure £480

Our overhead rope beam structure is generally a side extension to the Verandah (or at the end of a rustic walkway).

Monkey Bars (with vertical ladders at both ends) £800

Our standard monkey bar ladder has overhead handrails (to enable children to creep along like monkeys); the whole unit is bolted onto vertical side ladders; the bolts are removable and thus the frame can be raised or lowered. We normally install 2 monkey bar frames side by side, at different heights (to cater for different aged children); a standard length would be 7 feet.

Double set of monkey bars (with vertical ladders at both ends) ..£1200

Jungle Bridges:

Our rope jungle bridges have wooden treads and require a solid platform (verandah) at both ends, normally at least 5 feet off ground; the longer the bridge, the higher the platforms. An average bridge would be 10 feet in length.

Width in Feet	Cost
10	£1000
11	£1200
12	£1400
13	£1600
14	£1900
15	£2000

Pirate Boat £2000

Our pirate boat is best fitted from a solid overhead frame: this comprises of 6 vertical posts (one at each corner and one central post on both sides); a rigid overhead frame sits on the posts and the whole is bolted together and set in concrete. The minimum space requires is 15 feet by 6 feet; the boat has the movement of an old fairground gondola boat with a child sitting in either end of the boat, pulling against each other from a diagonally opposite knotted rope (attached to the overhead frame). The cost includes a fitted frame

General Play and Activity Items (Fitted):

• Rope ladder (wooden rungs) at 8 feet £120
• Rope swing (wooden seat) £80
• Toddler swing £120
• Trapeze bar swing £80
• Acrobat rings £80
• Tyre swing £100
• Fireman’s pole (steel) £200
• Basketball hoop, net and background (on high posts) £500
• Knotted climbing rope at 10 feet £100
• Knotted climbing rope at 12 feet £120
• Slide with steel base and wooden sides @ 8 feet length £800
• Slide with steel base and wooden sides @ 10 feet length £1000
• Slide with steel base and wooden sides @ 12 feet length £1300
• Slide with steel base and wooden sides @ 16 feet length £1800
• Slide with steel base, wooden sides and a curved end +£400
• Acrobat (somersault) bar fixed at 3 feet or 4 feet or 5 feet off ground £150
• Sandpit (with removable wooden cover) £400
• Sandpit (with cover and seating around) £500
• Large sandpit (with wooden covers) £1000
  

Vertical Scramble Net

• 4 ft. x 5 ft. £400
• 5 ft. x 5 ft. £500
• 6 ft. x 5 ft. £600
• 7 ft. x 5 ft. £700

Horizontal Scramble Net (on a frame approximately 5 ft off the ground)

• 5 ft. x 5 ft. £800
• 6 ft. x 6 ft. £1000
• 6 ft. x 7 ft. £1200
• 6 ft. x 8 ft. £1400
• 7 ft. x 7 ft. £1500
• 7 ft. x 8 ft. £1600
• 8 ft. x 8 ft. £1800
• 8 ft. x 9 ft. £1900
• 9 ft. x 9 ft. £2000
• 9 ft. x 10 ft. £2200

Overhead guide ropes above the horizontal scramble net (suspended from overhead beams) …£500

Vertical climbing wall (with wooden blocks hand and feet holds and a guide rope):

• 5 ft wide; 7 ft high £700
• 6 ft wide; 7 ft high £800
• 5 ft wide; 8 ft high £900
• 5 ft wide; 9 ft high £1000
• 7 ft wide; 7 ft high £1200
• 7 ft wide; 8 ft high £1300
• 7 ft wide; 9 ft high £1400

Other Playground Items:

• Play bark …£RQ
• Timber decking …£RQ
• Wattle fence (hazel hurdles) surrounds …£RQ
• Standard fence surrounds …£RQ
• Exciting child friendly trees, shrubs and
• architectural plants and planting …£RQ

Rope Leap £400

Our Rope leap allows children to swing from one platform to another

Drawbridge £700

We often construct a small drawbridge to give access to a look out tower; the drawbridge works on a simple pulley system which obviates crushed little fingers

Look Out Tower £1000

These are generally small areas (3ft by 3ft) which can be constructed with or without an overhead roof (of varying types)

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